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Anna Mueller Wood
Anna Mueller Wood, 90 of Manasquan, passed away peacefully on Friday Aug. 19, after a lengthy and courageous battle. Anna was a lifelong resident and at the age of 9 she started working alongside her father George Mueller at Mueller’s Florist, Manasquan, where she continued to work until the age of 80. She was also a lifelong member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Manasquan.
Anna was predeceased by her husband of 50 years Mel Wood Sr. in 1992, her beloved and devoted grandson Michael Wood in 2011, her brothers George, Albert, Fritz, Henry, Charles and Robert and her sisters Caroline Willinger, Magdalena Runyon, Louise Schwier and Elizabeth Mueller.
Surviving is her son Mel Wood Jr. and wife Louise of Manasquan and Jupiter, Fla, . his daughter Nancy LaMountain of Neptune City and Virginia, her grandchildren Elizabeth Wood of South Carolina, Stephanie Wood of Canada, Joseph LaMountain and wife Mary of Virginia, Derek LaMountain of Oregon, and great-granddaughters Mein and Phoebe LaMountain, her brother in law Alfred Wood and wife Doris of Toms River, her brother Richard Mueller and wife Tsyra of Sea Girt and her sisters Bertha Moore, Martha Dropchinski, and Freda Davis all of Manasquan, Clara Queen of Sea Girt, and Gretchen Andersen and husband Walter of Wall and many loving nieces and nephews.
Burial
was private. Arrangements are under the direction of the O’Brien Funeral Home, 2028 Hwy 35 at New Bedford Rd., Wall.
Era ‘Ada’ Colabella Garis
Era “Ada” Colabella Garis of Manasquan died on Tuesday Aug. 16, her 94th birthday, at her home.
Mrs. Garis was a teacher for the Manasquan School District before retiring many years ago. She was a graduate of the former Trenton State College. Mrs. Garis was a volunteer at Ocean Medical Center in Brick and was a member of the Volunteers of Monmouth County. She especially enjoyed her trips to Atlantic City.
Born and raised in Lyndhurst she lived in Manasquan for the past 63 years.
Preceded in death by her husband William I. Garis in 1997 and by her brothers Dante and Arthur Colabella and sister Alba Kupper.
Surviving are her daughter Louise Garis Alessi and her husband Timothy of Beachwood, grandson Christopher, nephew Artie Colabella and his wife Kathy, niece Toni Martyn and her husband Frank and niece Leah Gerbauer and her husband George.
The O’Brien Funeral Home, Wall, was in charge of arrangements. Burial
was in Atlantic View cemetery in Manasquan.
Donations may be made in her name to the Popcorn Park Zoo, P.O. Box 43 Forked River NJ 08731.
Richard A. Yorey
Richard A. Yorey, 83, of Tenafly, with family in Manasquan, died Thursday, Aug. 18 at his home.
Born in Jersey City, he lived in Jersey City, Manasquan and Spring Lake, before moving to Tenafly 10 years ago.
Mr. Yorey was a computer processor for the Ford Motor Company in Newark for 25 years before retiring in 1983. He was an WWII and Korean veteran of the United States Army.
Mr. Yorey is survived by his wife Rosemary, two sons, Richard Yorey and Michael Yorey and his wife Raquel, one daughter, Deborah Accetta and her husband Filippo, two grandchildren, Christian and Gian Philip Accetta.
The Neary-Quinn Funeral Home, Manasquan, was in charge of arrangements.
Interment was in Brig. General William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial cemetery in Wrightstown.
Christopher M. Devine
Christopher M. Devine, 46, passed away on Aug. 18.
Born and raised in New York City, he has resided in Brielle since 2006.
Mr. Devine is a graduate of Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York and a former Real Estate Appraiser for Mitchell, Maxwell, & Jackson, NYC, and the owner of All Set Productions, LLC. Christopher enjoyed living at the Jersey Shore and spending quality time with his family and friends. He was a certified scuba diver and an avid race car enthusiast. He will be missed by many.
Surviving are his beloved parents Franklin E. and Lisa Devine Knobel, his dear brother Steven Knobel and fiancé Nicole Noonan, both of New York City, his aunts; Sister Helen Devine of Belfast, Maine, Kate Ferrante and husband Frank of Florida, his uncle Bill Zengel and wife Pat of Newton, and his cherished girlfriend Wendy Pierson.
Visitation will be held on Thursday, Aug. 25 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at O’Brien Funeral Home 2028 Highway 35 at New Bedford Road, Wall; followed by a prayer service at 11:30 a.m. at the funeral home. Entombment will follow in St. Catharine’s Mausoleum.
Joseph Lundberg
Joseph Lundberg, 64, of Jackson, succumbed to injuries as a result of an accident between his bicycle and a motor vehicle in Brielle on Monday, Aug. 15.
Joseph was born and raised in Jersey City. There, he graduated from Our Lady of Victory and Snyder High School.
He moved to Point Pleasant in 1972 and worked as a laborer for a home improvement company before he went into business for himself. He was well known as “Joe Windows” for his window-washing business. Joe was an avid fisherman, outdoorsman and rode his bicycle everywhere.
Joe’s final, generous act was to give the gift of life through his organ donation. He will be missed by his extended Shore family.
Joseph is survived by his four siblings and their spouses: John and Dotty Lundberg of Brick, Dolores and Raymond Lees of Jackson, Thomas and Dorothy Lundberg of Toms River, and Kathleen Barrone, also of Toms River. Joseph is also survived by a host of nieces, nephews and cousins.
Orender Family Home for Funerals, Manasquan, was in charge of arrangements. Cremation was private.
At the request of the family, memorial donations may be made to the Sharing Network, 841 Mountain Ave., Springfield, 07081.
Thomas D. Hyde
Thomas D. Hyde, 59, of Point Pleasant, passed away on Thursday, Aug. 18, at Ocean Medical Center, Brick.
He was a lifelong resident of Point Pleasant. He was a self-employed home builder for over 30 years with Hyde Builders in Point Pleasant.
Tom enjoyed fishing on his boat.
Surviving are his wife, Lynn [Egan] Hyde; his father, Roy Hyde, and his stepmother, Norma, of Jackson; two sons, Thomas Hyde of California and Patrick Hyde of Point Pleasant; three daughters, Amanda Jarahian and her husband Ted, of Brick, Jenny Morrissey and her husband Darrin, of Brick, and Hayley Hyde, of Point Pleasant; one sister, Brenda Noke, of Florida; a stepsister, Barbara Phillips, of Freehold; a sister-in-law, Joyce Hyde, of Florida; and one granddaughter, Irelynn Morrissey.
Visiting hours will be on Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. at Colonial Funeral Home, 2170 Highway 88, Brick, with a service beginning at 3:30 p.m.
Rowland T. Davies, Jr.
Rowland Tudor Davies, Jr., 84, of Point Pleasant Beach, died on July 9 at home in the loving care of his family.
He grew up in Scranton, Pa. and Maplewood, served in the Navy, attended Seton Hall University and became one of the first certified tree experts in New Jersey.
He was the owner of R.T. Davies Tree Experts, Inc., a business he started as a sideline in 1948 and grew into a thriving company based in Morristown. In 1972, he relocated the business to Point Pleasant Beach and replicated his success with his sons working alongside him.
A lifetime member of the Arborist Association of New Jersey, he also belonged to National Arborists Association and International Society of Arborculture.
Handsome and charming to the end, “Rollie” had an infectious enthusiasm for the many things he loved: the tree business; building projects; providing for his large family; piling the kids into the station wagon for road trips to his old Sussex County haunts; listening to music - from Janis Joplin to Irish rebel songs to Pavarotti and Johnny Cash; singing [his “Danny Boy” could bring the house down]; reading everything from philosophy and history to thrillers and exposés; reciting the poetry of Tennyson, Kipling and Service; good food; good times; wildlife and the outdoors; and, most of all, sweet Jane, his wife of 54 years who predeceased him in 2007.
He was also renowned as a fanatic and skilled hunter and angler, and the move to the Shore in the 1970s was as much about exploring new fields and streams and honing his deep-sea fishing prowess as tapping into a new tree-service market.
His singular, indomitable spirit lives on in his 10 children - Mary Murphy [Michael], of Beaufort, S.C.; Catherine, of Washington, D.C; Anne Murphy [George], of Portsmouth, R.I.; Rowland Tudor III [Genevieve], of Brick; Susan Warner [Michael], of Point Pleasant Beach; Daniel, of Manasquan; Brian, of Farmingdale; Martin [Elizabeth], of Point Pleasant; Amy Struncius [Paul], of Point Pleasant Beach; and Sean, of Manasquan - 16 grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, and his sister, Joan, of Windsor, Conn.
The Orender Family Home for Funerals, Manasquan, was in charge of arrangements.
In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to the Blue Ocean Institute, P.O. Box 145, Bay Head, 08742.
Dorothy Ambrose
Dorothy Adele Wismer Ambrose, 90, of Walker, W.Va., formerly of Bay Head, died of pneumonia May 4 at St. Joseph Hospital in Parkersburg, W.Va.
She was born June 30, 1920 in Decatur, Ill. to Walter and Ada Mae Wismer. She graduated from Millikan University in 1942, where she was a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority.
During World War II, Dorothy worked for the Signal Corps in Washington, D.C. She met a veteran airman, Francis Daniel Ambrose, back from 32 missions over Europe, at a USO function in Decatur in 1945. They married
Sept. 5, 1945.
In 1953, they moved to Frank’s family home in Jersey City until they were able to relocate to the Jersey Shore, eventually buying a house in Bay Head.
Dorothy endeared herself to several generations of Bay Head residents, teaching kindergarten and later first grade. Dorothy valued learning her whole life, could be counted on to know the correct grammar in any situation, and had a wonderful curiosity about the world. She retired and moved to West Virginia in 1987 to be near her grandchildren.
Dorothy’s serenity, wisdom and good humor drew many people to her. Many of her dearest friendships developed from her 30-year affiliation with the Mid-Ohio Valley Friends Meeting [Quakers].
She is survived by her sons, William, of Walker, W.Va., and James, of Forked River.; her daughter, Regina, of Auburn Wash.; her grandchildren, Brooks and Julia; and a sister, Charlotte Claar, who lives with her husband, Jack, in Florida.
She was preceded in death by her sister, Eloise Rodger, and her brother, William. Her husband, Frank, died in 1993.
A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. on July 23 at the Manasquan Friends Meeting House.
Lucille Pagach
Lucille Joyce Vaughn Pagach, of Toms River, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 6, at Ocean Medical Center, Brick.
Born in Philadelphia on the Fourth of July, 1935, she grew up in Chester, Pa., where she met Vince, her husband of 40 years.
Together, they lived in Georgia, Bayonne, Maryland, and Plainfield, where they raised five children.
She delighted in her many friends at the Greenbriar Woodlands Community. Traveling, playing cards, bocce, and keeping active among many clubs were pleasures she cherished.
Always an advocate for animals, Lucille was a longtime donor to the Associated Humane Societies, Popcorn Park Zoo, and P.A.W.S. animal shelter in Utah. She will be missed by the many souls she opened her heart and home to over the years.
She was predeceased by her beloved husband, Vincent P. Pagach, Jr.; her parents, Samuel Vaughn and Joyce Crossen Vaughn; and by her son, David John Pagach.
Surviving are three sons - Vince P. Pagach, Jr., of Keansburg; Christopher J. Pagach, of Spring, Texas; and Keith V. Pagach and his wife, Michele, of Belvidere - and one daughter, Susan Pagach Ward and her husband, Robert, of Point Pleasant.
A devoted grandmother, she is also survived by her grandchildren: Patrick, Peter, Mark, Jessica, Kyle and Deven.
The Pable-Evertz Funeral Home of Point Pleasant was in charge of arrangements.
In lieu of flowers, the family welcomes donations in Lucille’s memory to either the Popcorn Park Zoo or the Plainfield Area Humane Society.
